Reid Hoffman: AI Will Change Everything About Management Practices

When most of us think of artificial intelligence in the workplace, we imagine automated assembly lines of robots managed by an algorithm. LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman has a different idea. In an essay for MIT Sloan’s Management Review, Hoffman describes human applications for the technology. Among other things, it would help to use data science to improve the way we onboard new team members, organize workflow, and communicate about performance. Addressing the question of how technology will change management practices over the next five years, Hoffman explains how the use of a “knowledge graph” will become standard management practice. Imagine a spider chart mapping the complex web of interactions and data transfers within your company. AI can process large amounts of files, emails, and data providing unprecedented access to information about how we delegate work, tackle assignments, and…